From nonprofit organization to social enterprise: The paths and future of a Chinese social enterprise in the tourism field

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1287-1306

  Wang, Chunlei ^a   Duan, Zhaowen ^b   Yu, Larry ^c  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b XI'AN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c The George Washington University   (United States)

Author keywords

1kg.org; China; Nonprofit organization; Social enterprise; Structuration theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975082532     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCHM-05-2014-0230     Document Type: Article

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